A ten-year $1.6 billion contract has been awarded for the delivery of major technology and infrastructure upgrades to Perth’s rail network.
AD Alliance, made up of Alstom Transport Australia and DT Infrastructure, has been awarded the contract, which will see it design, supply and build Perth’s High-Capacity Signalling (HCS) project.
HCS will replace and significantly upgrade the signalling and train control systems on Perth’s rail network, allowing more trains to run more often and ultimately increasing capacity by 40 per cent.
Work will include:
- Upgrading signalling along the total length of the Transperth train network (500km)
- Installing more than 7,000 transponders enabling precise train location
- Introducing new in-cab signalling equipment for 125 trains including the Prospector and Australind regional trains
- Improving passenger information on more than 600 displays on 89 stations across the network
- Installing more than 250km of electrical conduit
The project is expected to create 230 direct jobs and support 750 jobs overall.
The HCS control technology will be housed in the new state-of-the-art Public Transport Operations Control Centre (PTOCC) in East Perth, which will be a central point to ensure smooth and safe public transport operations, including incident management.
The HCS project is funded by both the Federal and Western Australian Governments and will be delivered in stages over the next decade to minimise disruption to train operations.
The Federal Government is committing $300 million to stage one of the project.
The project has been identified by Infrastructure Australia as a priority since 2020.
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